I think you hit the nail on the head. It was NPR who fired him, but I believe that is the very sound bite that got him canned.
I erred in saying it was PBS who fired him. Oops.
Thx. Rita
No worries there, I just remember laughing out loud at his astonishment when he was seemingly blind sided by the insatiable liberal intolerance as he was unceremoniously booted out of the door.